SLPSRA Program Overview and Directions

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1 SLPSRA Program Overview and Directions Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate Division Director, Space Life and Physical Sciences: Craig Kundrot, Ph.D. National Academy of Sciences 7 February 2017 Research for Human Exploration

2 Outline SLPSRA organizational overview SLPSRA and the decadal Past Present Future directions Midterm task discussion 2

3 Outline National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Groups NAC and ASAP Inspector General Chief Financial Officer* Chief Information Officer* Administrator Deputy Administrator Associate Administrator Chief of Staff Deputy Associate Administrator Associate Deputy Administrator Associate Administrator for Strategy and Plans Chief Scientist Chief Technologist Diversity and Equal Opportunity Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs* Office of Strategy and Policy Office of Agency Council Staff Chief Engineer Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance Education Communications* Chief Health and Medical Officer International and Interagency Relations Small Business Programs General Counsel Mission Support Directorate Human Capital Management Strategic Infrastructure Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Science Mission Directorate Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Space Technology Mission Directorate Ames Research Center Armstrong Flight Research Center Glenn Research Center Johnson Space Center Kennedy Space Center Langley Research Center Headquarters Operations NASA Shared Services Center Repor&ng))Structure) Goddard Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center Procurement Protective Services Administrator& Associate&Administrator& Note: Administrator may delegate direct reports to Deputy Administrator at his/her discretion. * Center functional office directors report to Agency functional AA or Chief. Deputy and below report to Center leadership. ** NMO oversees the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other Federally Funded Research and Development Center work Jet Propulsion Laboratory Stennis Space Center NASA Management Office** November(2015( 3

4 HEOMD ORG CS Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Organizational Structure General Counsel Legislative Affairs Public Affairs/Communications Chief Engineer Associate Administrator Deputy Associate Administrator Deputy AA for Policy & Plans Executive Assistant CA000 ARM Program Director Chief Scientist Strategic Integration & Management Division CI Resources Management Office CH Space Communications & Navigation Division CG Launch Services Office CF Exploration Systems Development Division CM Human Spaceflight Capabilities Division CN International Space Station Division ISS Nat l Lab Mgt. CJ Commercial Spaceflight Development Division CP Advanced Exploration Systems Division CQ Space Life & Physical Sciences Research & Applications Division CR 4

5 SPACE LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (SLPS) Craig Kundrot, Director Angel Otero, Deputy Director & ISS POC Bradley Carpenter, Chief Scientist Erin Welschans (C), admin asst Tai Okwesa (C) Risk Manager Doug Gruendel (D) Partnerships Charles Spangler (C) - program scheduler Shera McNeil (SIMD POC) outreach OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST Gale Allen NASA Deputy Chief Scientist (POC) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HEALTH AND MEDICAL OFFICER Victor Schneider (POC) Renee Leck RESOURCE MGMT OFFICE RMO Lead Analyst Judy Jackson Resource Analyst ISSPO (JSC/OZ/OB) George Nelson (OZ) Donna Shortz (HQ) HRP OFFICE (JSC/SA2) William Paloski HRP Program Manager (direct report to HEO AA) OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION Kathryn Hambleton PHYSICAL SCIENCES SPACE BIOLOGY HUMAN RESEARCH Diane Malarik - Prg Mgr (D) Mark Lee - Senior Prg Sct Fund Physics Fran Chiaramonte Prg Sct GRC, MSFC, JPL Nicki Rayl - Prg Mgr David Tomko- Prog Sct Ruth Siboni (PMF-STEM) Anthony Hickey (c) ARC, KSC Stephen Davison HRP PE Bruce Hather HRP PE Victor Schneider - HRP PE JSC, GRC, ARC, LaRC 5

6 Outline SLPSRA organizational overview SLPSRA and the decadal Past Present Future directions Midterm task discussion 6

7 A SLPSRA Chronology 1993 Office of Space Science and Applications is reorganized, and the Life Sciences Division and Microgravity Science and Applications Division are incorporated into the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications 1998 ISS assembly begins 2000 Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications becomes an Enterprise: Office of Biological and Physical Research 2001 ISS Management and Cost Evaluation Task Force recommends that in order to maximize research within proposed budgets, research priorities be established and implemented 2002 Research Maximization and Prioritization (ReMaP) Exercise 2003 Columbia accident on STS-107 reentry causes reconsideration of human spaceflight plans 2004 Vision for Space Exploration lays out an ambitious plan to return to the moon, paid for in part by terminating the Shuttle and ISS programs; NASA reorganizes and the Office of Biological and Physical Research is absorbed into the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate as the Advanced Capabilities Division. 7

8 A SLPSRA Chronology 2005 NASA Authorization directs NASA to maintain basic research capability, and to support non-exploration research 2008 NASA Appropriation directs NASA to work with the National Research Council to develop recommendations for research in the life and physical sciences 2010 NASA Authorization directs NASA to establish a non-profit entity to manage non-nasa use of the ISS National Laboratory 2011 Last Space Shuttle flight 2011 ISS Assembly complete 2011 The Advanced Capabilities Division becomes the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division in the newly formed Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate 2011 Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era is published 2012 First permanent director selected for SLPSRA 8

9 Explanatory Statement, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 Achieving the goals of the Exploration Initiative will require a greater understanding of life and physical sciences phenomena in microgravity as well as in the partial gravity environments of the Moon and Mars. Therefore, the Administrator is directed to enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council to conduct a decadal survey of life and physical sciences research in microgravity and partial gravity to establish priorities for research for the decade. Further, within amounts provided, NASA is directed to increase the amount for non-exploration microgravity life and physical sciences research by $13,500,000. These funds are for non- multi-user support and services activities. 9

10 Current NASA Strategic Plan Our Vision We reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind. Our Mission Drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of Earth. 10

11 Current NASA Strategic Plan 11

12 Outline SLPSRA organizational overview SLPSRA and the decadal Past Present Future directions Midterm task discussion 12

13 SLPSRA Vision We lead the space life and physical sciences research community to enable space exploration and benefit life on Earth Mission Enable exploration to expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space Pioneer scientific discovery in and beyond Low Earth Orbit to drive advances in science, technology, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, and economic vitality 13

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15 Implementation: Partnerships Enrich content Needed to Enable Exploration (Pull) E.g., Advanced Exploration Systems, Space Technology Mission Directorate Needed to Pioneer Scientific Discovery (Adopters) E.g., CASIS, NIH, NIST, NSF, other government agencies; international partners; industry Facilitate execution Access new platforms Leverage SLPSRA resources 15

16 Partnering with the NIH 16

17 Implementation: Open Science Tailor formulation of investigations Traditional PI-led Team-led Co-Principal Investigator Teams Science Definition Teams Disseminate results through databases Timely data deposition With space flight metadata With unique analysis tools Platforms GeneLab Physical Science Informatics Life Sciences Data Archive Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health 17

18 Outline SLPSRA organizational overview SLPSRA and the decadal Past Present Future directions Midterm task discussion 18

19 SLPSRA BLEO Enabling Exploration Examples: Fluid Physics Combustion Human Research Microbiology Plant Science 19

20 SLPSRA in LEO and below Space Stations International Space Station International partner space station(s) Commerical space station(s) Free Fliers Other government agencies Commercial International partners Sub-orbital Crewed flights Sounding rockets Balloons Parabolic aircraft Enabling Exploration Pioneering Scientific Discovery Other government agencies Commercial International partners Ground research 20

21 Historical Context Chapter 1: Exploration ( ) Mercury Gemini Apollo Skylab Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Chapter 2: Low Earth Orbit ( (8)) Space Shuttle International Space Station Chapter 3: Exploration Resumed (2018-?) International Space Station Commercial vehicles in LEO? Commercial stations in LEO? EM-1, EM-2, Cis-lunar Phobos, Demo, Mars surface 21

22 Outline SLPSRA organizational overview SLPSRA and the decadal Past Present Future directions Midterm task discussion 22

23 Midterm Task Discussion The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine shall convene an ad hoc committee to review the progress of NASA s Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Application program in addressing the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in the 2011 NRC decadal survey report, Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration, Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era. 1. The committee s assessment will describe: a. NASA s approach to and progress on realizing the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in the 2011 decadal survey and other relevant Academies reports; b. Existing and emerging challenges to and opportunities for the implementation of decadal strategies, goals and priorities, including: Plans for the International Space Station and the long-term future for research infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)--including the provision of privately-owned and operated infrastructure; Resource and program constraints, The opportunities and challenges of a multi-sponsor (NASA, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, other government agencies, commercial) science procurement approach using Reference Experiments and Open Databases; and Developments in the research community and its engagement with NASA, CASIS, and other research sponsors. 23

24 Midterm Task Discussion c. While considering current and forecasted resources, actions that could be taken to optimize the science value of the program in the context of enabling the expansion of human exploration into deep space. In this regard: The committee will identify and rank from among the highest priority recommendations in the decadal survey a set of targeted research priorities which are critical for NASA to conduct in order to enable the expansion of human exploration into deep space. To the greatest extent possible, the committee will also identify the platform environment where the priority research should take place in order to be successful-- such as: Earth analogs, LEO (on ISS through 2024), LEO (on other platforms), beyond Earth orbit (such as, a cis-lunar habitat). In identifying and ranking its targeted research priorities, the committee will consider the full set of highest priority recommendations in the decadal survey in conjunction with relevant exploration technology development priorities identified in the NRC report NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. The committee will also consider NASA s deep space exploration goals and priorities as presented by the agency. Using the remaining highest priority recommendations, from the decadal survey, the committee will identify where possible those that are aligned with ongoing activities in other government agencies and, where feasible, the commercial/private sector. 2. The committee will provide guidance about implementation of the recommended portfolio for the remaining years of the current decadal survey, recognizing likely resource and program constraints. 24

25 Conclusion SLPSRA has deployed its resources to address research and technology development identified in the Decadal Survey The current focus in SLPSRA is on a subset of the Decadal Survey Enable exploration for customers Pioneer scientific discovery for adopters Implementation of SLPSRA research and technology development emphasizes Partnerships Open Science in formulation and dissemination Future plans must be robust with respect to changes in the post-iss stepping stones towards Mars the potential availability of a wide range of platforms 25

26 Thank You 26